Five Army men killed near LoC

In this photograph taken on February 9, 2017, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel take part in a routine patrol near the India-Bangladesh border in the village of Lankamura, on the outskirts of Agartala. / AFP PHOTO / Arindam DEY

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Jammu: Five Pakistani soldiers have been killed over the last two days on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Poonch districts, Defence Ministry sources said on Tuesday.

Three Pakistani soldiers were killed and another injured when the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid in Nowshera sector of the LoC in Rajouri district on Monday evening.

Noticing suspicious movement on the LoC, alert troops fired to foil the infiltration bid, the defence sources said. The retaliation by Indian Army took place in Rakhchakri, in Pakistan’s Rawalkot sector.

The Indian Army sources said the action was taken after suspicious movement was spotted around 6 p.m.